Feb 03, 2024

#24 - From Monolith to Headless as a Developer in Kontent.ai

In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Rob Kristie, Director of web development and strategy at Machintel. They discuss Rob's transition from traditional monolithic web development to headless CMS architecture and development. They discuss the advantages of using Kontent.ai for building and managing websites. Rob shares insights into the challenges and learning curves involved in adopting headless CMS, the benefits of component-driven development, and the improvements in site performance and security.

Dec 23, 2023

#23 - Kontent.ai's Vision: Beyond Basic AI

In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Martin Michalik, VP of Product at Kontent.ai. We dive deep into the future of Artificial Intelligence in content management. Our conversation explores the cutting-edge integration of AI into Kontent.ai's platform, spotlighting how these advancements are revolutionizing content creation and management. Martin brings unique insights into how AI enhances user experiences, streamlines workflows, and propels innovation in the CMS industry. This discussion is a must-listen for those interested in the evolving dynamics of AI in content management, offering a glimpse into Kontent.ai's strategic approach and vision for transcending basic generative AI capabilities.

Nov 12, 2023

#22 - The Future of Kontent.ai with new CEO Mark Ruddock

In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Mark Ruddock, the new CEO of Kontent.ai. Brian and Mark discuss Mark's background, his journey to become the new CEO of Kontent.ai, and his vision for Kontent.ai's product growth. They cover how Mark sees the headless market and how the AI story is coming into shape for Kontent.ai. Mark reveals a few new features that are coming soon as well.

Aug 29, 2023

#21 - Kontent.ai Environments, Collections, and Spaces

In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is joined by Matt Nield, Kontent.ai MVP and consultant. Brian and Matt walk through what Environments, Collections, and Spaces are in Kontent.ai. They discuss why you would want to use them and recap their real world experience with using these parts of the Kontent.ai Headless CMS solution.

Aug 11, 2023

#20 - Content Governance, Workflow, and Publishing Oh My

In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is joined by Wes McChristian, Global Kentico Practice Director at Americaneagle.com. Wes and Brian discuss their experience with working with marketing teams on approaches they can take with content governance within their CMS platforms. The two discuss the pros and cons of leveraging either a content workflow process or environment syncing strategy to create and publish content. Listen on to find out which approach for content governance may work the best for you.

May 26, 2023

#19 - The State of Frontend Frameworks for Headless CMS in 2023

In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver is back with Andy Thompson, CTO and Kontent.ai MVP at Luminary. This time the duo discuss the state of frontend frameworks for building websites with Headless CMS in 2023. With so many possibilities out there including Next.js, React, Gatsby, Vue, etc. the choices are not obvious. Andy and Brian discuss their agency's preferences for using frontend frameworks today, plus they give their predictions for what will be the leading frontend framework at the end of the year.

May 18, 2023

#18 - Connecting Kontent.ai and Figma with the RealContent plugin

In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Cruce Sanders and Alaa Alweish from Schematica.io. The trio discuss a new Figma plugin that Schematica is behind. The plugin, named RealContent, acts as a bridge between content and design. It fully integrates Kontent.ai's Headless CMS platform into Figma. Listen on to hear how RealContent works, the reason why it began, and check out the live demo.

Apr 30, 2023

#17 - Exploring the Digital Experience Community

In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Akshay Sura, Partner and fellow Kontent.ai MVP at Konabos. Brian and Akshay discuss a brand new community that Akshay is behind, the Digital Experience Community. Listen on to hear about a brand new group that is open for all to join.

Dec 13, 2022

#16 - Talking about Content Migration

In this episode of the Kontent Rocks podcast, Brian McKeiver interviews Michael Andrews, Content Strategy Evangelist at Kontent.ai. Brian and Michael discuss the ever popular topic of content migration. The duo compare how content migration in a digital project is like moving houses in real life. Listen on to see how they turn the analogy into lessons learned and tips and tricks for how to best handle migrated content into a Headless CMS like Kontent.ai.